A vintage sepia-toned historical book cover featuring an old photograph of a young girl framed by aged paper and handwritten letters. The title "Lilly's Album" appears at the top, with "Based on a True Story" beneath it. The author's name, Uri J. Nachimson, appears at the bottom.

Lilly's Album - based on a true story: A powerful story of love (The Polish Legacy Trilogy Book 1)

Name: Lilly's Album - based on a true story: A powerful story of love (The Polish Legacy Trilogy Book 1)
Author: Uri J. Nachimson

by Uri J. Nachimson

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Available in paperback. Paperback ISBN 9781520729565. Included in Kindle Unlimited.

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"A young woman's dreams. A Jewish family in Poland. An album that survived the Holocaust." Born in Poland in 1915, Lilly grew up surrounded by family, tradition, and dreams of a future filled with possibility. She hoped to become an actress, to experience love, and to discover a world beyond the familiar streets of her childhood. But the rise of Nazi Germany and the outbreak of World War II changed everything. Based on the true story of the author's aunt, *Lilly's Album* follows a young Jewish woman's life as persecution, war, and the destruction of Jewish communities transform the world around her. At the heart of the novel is a remarkable family photo album a Polish family preserved during the war. Its photographs carry the faces and memories of people whose lives might otherwise have disappeared from history. Blending family history with historical fiction, Uri J. Nachimson brings readers into a vanished world of ordinary lives, love, hope, and devastating loss. "Lilly's Album" tells the story of the people behind the historical statistics and the importance of preserving their memory for future generations.

What to expect

Mood: Heartbreaking Hopeful Thought-provoking
Setting and world: Historical setting Real world, real problems
Pace and shape: Slow and atmospheric First in a series
Themes: Family and belonging Coming of age
True stories: A true story

Book details

Author: Uri J. Nachimson
Genre: Historical Fiction
Formats: Paperback
Paperback ISBN: 9781520729565
Kindle Unlimited: Included

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About the author

Uri J. Nachimson

I was born in Szczecin, Poland, in 1947, and moved to Israel with my family at age two. Growing up in a family deeply affected by the Holocaust, I became interested in the lives, memories, and stories that history so often leaves behind. I served as a military photographer during the Six-Day War and later spent several years living and studying in Italy. Since 2006, I have made my home in Tuscany, where I continue to write. My books explore European history, Jewish heritage, human relationships, and the choices people make when confronted with extraordinary circumstances. Some are inspired by my own family's experiences, while others grow out of historical research and imagination. Among my novels are *Lilly's Album*, based on the life of my aunt who perished in the Holocaust; *The Cross and the Almond Tree*, a story of forbidden love in Renaissance Sicily; and *Red Leather Shoes*, a historical novel exploring the disturbing transformation of an ordinary young woman into a figure of cruelty and power. I write because I believe every historical event hides human lives worth remembering, and because fiction lets us ask questions history alone cannot always answer.

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